Archive for the ‘Service’ Category

5 Rules for Hosting a Crappy Dinner Party (and Seeing Your Friends More Often). By Kelley Powell. 9-19-16 Sep 19, 2016 Link to original article I love having friends over, but with three kids; big writing dreams; and the never-ending onslaught of preparing and cleaning up breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack, snack, and snack, […]

7-4-16. Numbers 18:1-32. What A Blessing It Is To Be Called Into His Service- my devotional Numbers 18:1-32 7-4-16 Key Verses: 5,20b Kevin E. Jesmer “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar, so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.” (5) “…I am your share […]

The daily devotion from the Henri Nouwen ministry about serving generously: The opposite of a scarcity mentality is an abundancy mentality. With an abundancy mentality we say: “There is enough for everyone, more than enough: food, knowledge, love … everything.” With this mind-set we give away whatever we have, to whomever we meet. When we […]

Missionaries Must Nurture Relationship Within A Networking Community By Kevin E. Jesmer 5-6-16 Nurturing Relationships Is A “Must” For Any Missionary – A Series of Essays by Kevin E. Jesmer (2015-2016) Link to Missionary and Mission Development main page. In this series we are investigating the different components of a successful cross cultural missionary endeavor. […]

2-14-16. Numbers 8:1-26. The Light And The Levites- my devotional Numbers 8:1-26 Kevin E. Jesmer Key Verse: 8:18,19 2-14-16 “And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel. 19 From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the […]

Why Scruffy Hospitality Creates Space for Friendship. Jack King / May 21, 2014 Link to original article After seven years of marriage, my wife and I have welcomed numerous friends into our home. Once we decide to host friends for an evening, we usually kick into get ready mode, a fast and furious sprint in the […]

Brother Lawrence on doing menial things for the glory of God…. Brother Lawrence, a floor scrubber of the Middle Ages said he had learned to pick up a piece of straw from the floor for the glory of God. He agreed with Paul: “Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name […]

Setting Missionaries Free From Student Loan Debt By “The Go Fund” by Kevin E. Jesmer 5-10-15 Acts 13:1-3 “Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and […]

A prayer for those aspiring to serve others…. Give to my eyes light to see those in need. Give to my heart compassion and understanding. Give to my mind knowledge and wisdom. Give to my hands skill and tenderness. Give to my ears the ability to listen. Give to me Lord, strength for this selfless […]

12 Ways Millennials Can Serve the Local Church. By Chris Martin 4-29-15 Link to original article One (of the many) ways we love to give Millennials a bad rap is by saying they’re a bunch of selfish lazy jerks who sit around in their parents’ basements playing video games and eating Cheetos. Part of the […]

"But if serving the Lord seems undesireable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15